In reading/writing we are....Kindergarten: identifying the letter Aa and sound, reviewing Mm & Ss, listening for rhymes, reading our book about plantsFirst Grade: some of us are reviewing beginning sounds and others are reviewing blends and digraphs, identifying main idea and detailsSecond Grade: reviewing blends and digraphs, writing more than one sentence on a topic, identifying main idea and details

In math we are....Kindergarten: identifying shapes!First Grade: counting, understanding place valueSecond Grade: understanding place value up to 1000

In science/social studies we are....Kindergarten: sorting animals according to attributesFirst Grade: identifying weather instruments, learning about precipitationSecond Grade: describing states of matter, comparing water in different states of matter

I am sooooo excited about fall!! I already have some decor out at home, my pumpkin candles, and now it's time to start fall in the classroom! This week we are going to start reading about the season fall. We are also cooking on Friday!

Hope everyone has a great fall break by the way! If you go on any trips or do something fun, send me a picture! We'll talk about it in class!

We finally finished pre-assessments early this past week! Yay! Now I can focus solely on instruction! We are all using our schedules correctly and familiar with center and lesson expectations. Kiddos are doing great in specials as well! We are now split up into three different groups going to specials - which is really nice for me because during this time I am teaching reading and language arts lessons. It's most calm and quiet during this time (because we have less students in the classroom) which is great for reading and writing!

This past Thursday & Friday I was out sick and Ms. Kathi & the kiddos had some fun taking pictures! See the slideshow above!

This coming up week we are switching back to our current social studies topics:Kindergarten: identifying maps & globes, identifying state, country, & continentFirst Grade: locating continents and all oceans on maps/globesSecond Grade: locating continents, oceans, identifying landforms, and eventually Georgia regions and rivers

This Friday we plan to have a cooking activity and to play BINGO! I like to play games on Fridays so we can target more social skills - and BINGO is my favorite because there are many ways to incorporate more language. For our cooking activity we will be making fish aquariums! This week we will be reading Rainbow Fish, one of my favorite books!

We had a great second week and now on to our third! Every day we are getting better and better at using our schedules (I'm finally getting the hang of mine as well! Ha!). We are staying busy busy! Here's a few pictures from this last week - didn't get all my friends in a picture but will this week!

This week we are finishing up pretests and assessments (It's all done one-on-one so it takes a while!). And this week we are starting homework!! I put the work in their folders so if you have any questions or concerns about it please let me know. Next week we'll be starting our reading curriculum used in all other K-2 classes and math curriculum. Social studies and science topics we're starting this week is geography (world, continents, counties, state, where I live, etc) and animal characteristics. I sent home some work today but I'm keeping a few things in my classroom for their portfolios.

We had a great first week! I'm exhausted! :-) Basically this week we just went through our schedules and routines and the students were getting acclimated to everything. We went to PE, Art, & Music! Tomorrow will be STEM Lab and then Math Lab on Tuesday. My new kiddos were very anxious about going to specials but after a few minutes they were happy! I have a few crafts to send home but I want everyone to see them first when they pass our classroom - Usually I send home projects/craft a week or so after we complete them. *Most of you completed a hygiene permission slip and consent to work on hygiene skills - if you did, please send to school a toothbrush/toothpaste, washcloth, and/or other items that you would like us to occasionally practice. We stay very busy during the day but I'd like to begin weekly life skills tasks in the next couple of weeks. Homework will be coming next week!

​I hope you had a great weekend! We're going to try to get some baseline assessments accomplished this week so please make sure your child gets lots of rest!

I am super pumped about beginning another year at Baker Elementary! My coworkers above were all at school with me at 6:30 am Friday to prepare for meet & greet! I'm very excited about seeing my students from last year as well as getting to know my new kiddos! This first week will solely be focused on two things: establishing a positive reinforcing relationship with my students- and establishing the schedule of course! We will be introduced to all 'specials' classes, go over class procedures, fire drills, lunchroom procedures, recess procedures, etc. And we will be having lots of structured fun! :) I just wanted to briefly post that I'm excited and that I am ready for your kiddos! The picture below shows what I've been doing this weekend - preparing for my students! See you bright and early in the morning!